Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• After School Clubs Summer Term 2026

  Fri 24 Apr 2026

  We have been organising our extra curricular activities for this term. We are offering a variety of enrichment activities for the children, trying to cater for a range of interests and age groups. I am sure that you will join me in thanking our great team for giving up their own time to volunteer to run these clubs for our children. The list of clubs available this term are on the reverse of this letter.

   

  If your child would like to join a club then please log on to your ParentPay account where the clubs available for this term will be listed for you to select. To make this process fair you MUST ONLY select ONE club for your child. If you select more than one your child will be cancelled from all clubs selected.

   

  Booking opens from Monday 27^th April at 4.00pm where you will then be able to view and book your child onto a club. As there are limited places at each club, places will be allocated on a first come first served basis. If a club is full then the ParentPay system will not let you book onto a club. If you have yet to use ParentPay and need your login details, then please call in at the school office.

   

  Clubs will start from Tuesday 5^th May and will run until Friday 26^th June.

   

  Gooch Judo will continue their sessions on Thursdays in the Junior Hall. There is a £3 charge for this per week.

  There will also be a charge for some of the other clubs that require resources or clubs that support staff run, as we need to cover the cost of their extra working hours. Please see the reverse of the letter for the cost per term for each club. Payment for the full term must be made via ParentPay at the point of booking. Please note, once payment is made, this is non-refundable so should your child be absent from school or no longer wants to go to the club, we are unable to refund this back.

   

  Once a child has signed up for a session, we do ask that children stay committed to their activity for a term and attend each week.  If for any reason they are not able to attend, please can you ensure the school office is made aware.

   

  As always, Infant children will need to be collected at the end of their after school activity. We recommend that Junior children are also picked up from their activity, but this is parental choice. Please indicate whether your Junior child will be collected or allowed to walk home on the ParentPay system when booking onto a club. Please ensure you are punctual when collecting your child at the end of the club.  Should you be late on more than one occasion then your child will unfortunately not be able to attend the club.

   

  CLUB	YEAR	DAY AND TIME	WHO	Cost
  Reading	Y1	Tuesday 3.15-4.15pm	Mrs Elsagood & Mr Woods
  Girls Football	Y3/4/5/6	Tuesday 3.15-4.15pm	Mr Jones	£14.00 for the term (7 weeks)
  Football	Y2/3/4	Wednesday 3.15-4.15pm	Mr Jones	£14.00 for the term (7 weeks)
  Judo	Y1/2/3/4/5/6	Thursday 3.15-4.30pm	Gooch Judo	£21.00 for the term (7 weeks)
  Football	Y4/5/6	Thursday 3.15-4.15pm	Mr Jones	£14.00 for the term (7 weeks)

   

• Inspire Afternoon Schedule for Summer Term 2026

  Thu 02 Apr 2026

  Infant Hall

  When – 13:40-15:00	Teacher	Class
  Tuesday 2nd June 2026	Mrs Jones	Y2 Oak
  Tuesday 9th June 2026	Mrs Nunes	Y2 Holly
  Tuesday 16th June 2026	Mrs Suddaby (class)	Y2 Beech
  Tuesday 23rd June 2026	Mrs Elsagood	Y1 Oak
  Tuesday 30th June 2026	Mrs Bielby	Y1 Beech
  Tuesday 7th July 2026	Mr Woods	Y1 Holly

   

  Junior Hall

  When – 13:40-15:00	Teacher	Class
  Thursday 23rd April 2026	Mrs Harling	Y5 Oak
  Thursday 30th April 2026	Mrs Grinhaff	Y5 Holly
  Tuesday 5th May 2026	Mr Newsome	Y5 Beech
  Thursday 7th May 2026	Mr Dalgleish	Y4 Oak
  Friday 15th May 2026	Mrs Fowles	Y4 Holly
  Thursday 21st May 2026	Miss Benstead	Y4 Beech
  Friday 5th June 2026	Mr Goodall	Y3 Oak
  Thursday 11th June 2026	Miss Woods	Y3 Holly
  Thursday 18th June 2026	Miss Marshall	Y3 Beech
  Friday 26th June 2026	Mrs Marsh	Y6 Oak
  Friday 3rd July 2026	Mr Leek	Y6 Holly
  Thursday 9th July 2026	Mrs Burnett	Y6 Beech

   

   

• EID Celebration in School- Monday 23rd March 2026

  Mon 02 Mar 2026

  EID Celebration in School

   

  Eid Mubarak to everyone!

   

  Eid is an extremely special celebration for Muslims as it marks the end of Ramadan and is known as the "Festival of breaking fast." It’s a joyful time spent with family and friends, celebrating Eid with the people you love, eating a lot of food (mainly desserts), and thanking God for all of the love and strength Muslims have been given. On this day, many people sit down to a feast with family and friends, wearing their best attire, and donate money before going to the mosque. For many children, this is a celebration to look forward to; many are spoiled with new clothes, treats, gifts, and money. We hope you have a lovely Eid!

   

  We will celebrate EID in school on Monday 23^rd March.

   

  Each class will have a party on this day. We would also like the children to come to school in their special clothes/ party clothes and wear them all day.

   

  We would appreciate you helping with food for the parties. The children will be having a normal school dinner, but some treats for the parties would still be appreciated.  Please could you send the treats in with your child on this day and they will be distributed for the children to share. Please ensure there are no nuts in anything you send to keep children with allergies safe. School will provide plates but please ensure your child brings a drink with them in their water bottle. This year we are asking for;

   

  • The girls to bring in savoury items, preferably vegetarian and no pork products if possible (for example pakoras, vegetarian sausage rolls, cheese bites, crisps)
  • The boys to bring in the desserts (for example cakes, buns, biscuits, chocolates)

   

  Thank you for your continued support and we hope the children enjoy celebrating this occasion.

   

• Comic Relief 2026

  Fri 27 Feb 2026

  Comic Relief 2026

   

  This year our school will be supporting Comic Relief on:

   

  Monday 16^th March for Nursery children.

   

  Friday 20^th March for children in Reception to Year 6.

   

  We are inviting children to dress in anything red/ non-uniform on this day.

   

  A suggested donation of £1.00 would be gratefully received.

   

  Thank you

• World Book Day

  Mon 09 Feb 2026

   

  World Book Day takes place on Thursday 5^th March, and we would like to invite you to join us in helping your child to make the most of this special occasion. World Book Day celebrates the joy and value of books and reading.

   

  Reception to Year 6 will celebrate World Book Day on Thursday 5^th March.

   

  Nursery will celebrate World Book Day on Monday 2^nd March.

   

  We are inviting the children to come to school dressed up as any character from their favourite book. We are not following a particular theme so this can be anything you would like it to be! Please don’t feel the need to go out and buy an outfit for this – if you have a look on the World Book Day website, there are lots of ideas for creative costumes that make use of what you may already have at home. For example, lots of book characters wear things like pyjamas. https://www.worldbookday.com/resource/dressing-up-ideas-for-parents/

   

  Nurseries, schools and libraries across the UK celebrate World Book Day with a huge range of events and activities. Your child will also receive a £1 book token – sponsored by National Book Tokens. You can join us in building your child’s enthusiasm for books well beyond World Book Day by reading together regularly and joining your local library if you are not yet members. For more information about World Book Day and ideas on sharing books at home, visit worldbookday.com. Children are never too young to start their journey with books, and the benefits of reading are enormous - so we hope, like us, you will use World Book Day to celebrate it with your child.

  

• Children's Mental Health Week 2026

  Wed 28 Jan 2026

  Children’s Mental Health Week

         Know Yourself Grow Yourself

   

   

  9^th Feb- Non-uniform day

  To launch Children's mental health week, we are having a Non-uniform day on Monday 9^th February. The theme is “This is my place”. The idea is for children to explore belonging 

   

  WHY DOES BELONGING MATTER

  FOR MENTAL HEALTH?

  Our mental health flourishes when we feel connected

  and valued. When children and young people have a strong

  sense of belonging, they:

  • Feel more confident to be themselves and try new things.
  • Develop resilience to cope with challenges and setbacks.
  • Build stronger relationships and communication skills.
  • Experience less anxiety and loneliness.
  • Have better self-esteem and understand their own worth.
  • Feel motivated to contribute positively to their communities.

   

   

  Friday 13^th  Feb- Wear your scarf to school day

  On Friday 13th February children can come to school wearing a scarf if they wish. (School uniform to be worn). This links in with SCARF mental health.

   

  Children will also be taking part in various activities during the week.

   

  Mental wellbeing describes your mental state – how you are feeling and how well you can cope with day-to-day life. There are lots of things you can do to support your mental wellbeing such as being active, seeing family and friends or challenging yourself to try something new.

   

  At Berkeley Primary we aim to promote positive mental health for every child, parent/carer and staff member. We pursue this aim using both universal, whole school approaches and specialised, targeted approaches aimed at identified vulnerable children and families.

   

  We are working collaboratively with ‘With Me in Mind’, who last year supported Year 6 children with workshops regarding worries around SATs. This will happen again this year. They will also be supporting the year 6 children with a transition workshop.

  With Me in Mind Workshops are now delivered to all year groups, supporting children with their mental health.

   

   

  Useful Websites to support mental wellbeing:

   

  https://www.nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/supporting-others/childrens-mental-health/

   

  https://www.youngminds.org.uk/

   

  ​​​​​​​Best wishes

   

  Faye Marshall & Teresa Suddaby

  PSHE Lead          SENDCO & Mental Wellbeing Lead

   

   

• Holocaust Memorial Service

  Tue 27 Jan 2026 Anna Cvijetic

  We are very proud that three children from Y5 and Miss Howlett attended the North Lincolnshire Holocaust Memorial Day Ceremony tonight.  It was in the Chamber's Lecture Theatre at UCNL. 

   

  The children read the poem 'Never Shall I forget' by Elie Wiesel beautifully.  The theme of the ceremony this year was 'Bridging Generations'.  There were representatives from the synagogue, the multi-fath partnership, Rev. David Eames, Mayor Carol Ross, Cllr Rob Waltham and two other schools.

   

  It was a really moving service. It is a collective act of remembrance that honours the 6 million Jews and millions of other victims of Nazi persecution, while providing a vital message against the rise of modern-day discrimination.  Ensuring the lessons of the past are not lost.

  

• Flu Vaccination Certificate for 2025-2026

  Fri 16 Jan 2026
  

• After School Clubs Spring Term 2026

  Tue 13 Jan 2026

   

  We have been organising our extra curricular activities for this term. We are offering a variety of enrichment activities for the children, trying to cater for a range of interests and age groups. I am sure that you will join me in thanking our great team for giving up their own time to volunteer to run these clubs for our children. The list of clubs available this term are on the reverse of this letter.

   

  If your child would like to join a club then please log on to your ParentPay account where the clubs available for this term will be listed for you to select. To make this process fair you MUST ONLY select ONE club for your child. If you select more than one your child will be cancelled from all clubs selected.

   

  Booking opens from Monday 12^th January at 4.00pm where you will then be able to view and book your child onto a club. As there are limited places at each club, places will be allocated on a first come first served basis. If a club is full then the ParentPay system will not let you book onto a club. If you have yet to use ParentPay and need your login details, then please call in at the school office.

   

  Clubs will start from Monday 19^th January and will run until Friday 27^th March. If your child is attending an ‘invitees only’ club then please refer to your letter for exact running dates for that club. Please note, there will be no clubs running on Tuesday 27^th & Wednesday 28^th January due to Parent’s Evening.

   

  Gooch Judo will continue their sessions on Thursdays in the Junior Hall. There is a £3 charge for this per week.

  There will also be a charge for some of the other clubs that require resources or clubs that support staff run, as we need to cover the cost of their extra working hours. Please see the reverse of the letter for the cost per term for each club. Payment for the full term must be made via ParentPay at the point of booking. Please note, once payment is made, this is non-refundable so should your child be absent from school or no longer wants to go to the club, we are unable to refund this back.

   

  Once a child has signed up for a session, we do ask that children stay committed to their activity for a term and attend each week.  If for any reason they are not able to attend, please can you ensure the school office is made aware.

   

  As always, Infant children will need to be collected at the end of their after school activity. We recommend that Junior children are also picked up from their activity, but this is parental choice. Please indicate whether your Junior child will be collected or allowed to walk home on the ParentPay system when booking onto a club. Please ensure you are punctual when collecting your child at the end of the club.  Should you be late on more than one occasion then your child will unfortunately not be able to attend the club.

   

  CLUB	YEAR	DAY AND TIME	WHO	Cost
  Arts & Crafts	Y5/6	Monday 3.15-4.15pm	Miss Visockyte	£18.00 for the term (9 weeks)
  Darts, Table Top Football & Pool	Y5/6	Tuesday 3.15-4.15pm	Mr Jones	£16.00 for the term (8 weeks)
  Reading Ambassadors *Invitees only	Y5	Wednesday Lunchtime	Mrs Marsh
  Indoor Football	Y2/3	Wednesday 3.15-4.15pm	Mr Jones	£16.00 for the term (8 weeks)
  Dance Showcase *Invitees only	Y5/6	Wednesday 3.15-4.15pm (Mondays too nearer the event)	Mrs C Jones
  Judo	Y1/2/3/4/5/6	Thursday 3.15-4.30pm	Gooch Judo	£27.00 for the term (9 weeks)
  Arts & Crafts	Y3/4	Thursday 3.15-4.15pm	Miss Visockyte	£18.00 for the term (9 weeks)
  Indoor Football	Y4/5	Thursday 3.15-4.15pm	Mr Jones	£18.00 for the term (9 weeks)

   

   

   

   

• Parent's Evening Spring Term 2026

  Mon 12 Jan 2026

   

  Parent and Teacher Consultations have been organised for Nursery, Reception and Year 1 to Year 6 on Tuesday 27^th and Wednesday 28^th January (3.30 – 6.30pm), apart from a few changes to Nursery:

   

  • Nursery will be on Tuesday 27^th January 3.30-6.30pm and Wednesday 28^th January 1.00pm-4.30pm.

   

  We will be using the online booking system again for booking appointments. You will shortly receive an email inviting you to book an appointment with your child’s class teacher. Once you have received the email, please select the date and time you wish to book for. Only available time slots will be displayed. Once you have selected your time and confirmed your booking, you will receive an on-screen reminder of the booking followed by an email confirmation.

   

  Please note, the system will only send an email to the person who is listed on our records as contact number one. Parents who have more than one child at our school, will receive a separate email for each child. If you have not received an email by Wednesday 14^th January, please contact the school office by phone (01724 867065) or email (admin.berkeleyprimary@northlincs.gov.uk) to ensure we have your current email address. The online booking system will close on Friday 23^rd January at 6.00pm.

   

  Parent’s Evening is an opportunity for you to have a look at your child’s work and speak to your child’s class teacher about progress and targets.  I will also be available during the evening if you would like to speak to me.  We expect 100% attendance and need to see all parents.  There will be no after school clubs on Tuesday 27^th & Wednesday 28^th January.

   

  Nursery and Reception meetings will be held in the main infant building. Meetings will be held in classrooms near each hall, there will be a waiting area in each school hall and you will be able to look at your child’s work.  Please could all visitors use the main entrance for the infants and juniors and come to the appropriate building for each appointment.

   

  We look forward to seeing you here at the school, having an opportunity to share some of the lovely work the children have been doing and discuss their progress and attitude to learning.